# besi
## Balinese
### Romanization

besi
* Romanization of ᬩᭂᬲᬶ

## Bilba
### Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

### Noun

besi
* (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* (traditional) IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbe.zi]
* (frequently) IPA: (Central) [ˈbɛ.zi]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ˈbə.zi]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈbe.zi]

### Verb

besi
* inflection of besar:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Central Melanau
### Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

### Noun

besi
* (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

## Dairi Batak
### Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

### Noun

besi
* (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

## Iban
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

### Noun

besi
* (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bəˈsi]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: bê‧si

### Noun

bêsi (plural besi-besi)
* (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

#### Derived terms

* membesi
* besi aji
* besi batang
* besi berani
* besi bulat
* besi cetak
* besi cor
* besi debus
* besi delta
* besi karsani
* besi kawi
* besi lantai
* besi lantak
* besi lempeng
* besi melela
* besi merah
* besi pamor
* besi papan
* besi pijar
* besi putih
* besi sembrani
* besi tanah
* besi tempa
* besi tempaan
* besi tempawan
* besi tuang
* baju besi

### Further reading

* “besi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Karo Batak
### Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

### Noun

besi
* (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

## Komodo
### Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

### Noun

besi
* (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

## Malay
### Alternative forms

* basi (Brunei Malay)
* بسي

### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bəsi]
* Rhymes: -əsi, -si, -i
* Audio (Malaysia):(file)

### Noun

besi (Jawi spelling بسي, informal 1st possessive besiku, 2nd possessive besimu, 3rd possessive besinya)
* (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

#### Synonyms

* ferum / فيروم
* logam

#### Descendants

* → Dairi Batak: besi
* → Karo Batak: besi
* → Toba Batak: bosi / ᯅᯬᯘᯪ
* → Bau Bidayuh: bosi
* → Bilba: besi
* → Bima: βesi
* → Buginese: bessi
* Indonesian: besi
* → Old Javanese: wesi
** Javanese: ꦮꦼꦱꦶ (wesi)
* → Kambera: báhi
* → Komodo: besi
* → Makasar: bassi
* → Malagasy: vy
* → Mandar: bassi
* → Manggarai: besi
* → Ngaju: wasi
* → Rejang: besey
* → Rembong: besi
* → Sundanese: ᮘᮩᮞᮤ (beusi)
* → Tae': bassi
* → Tausug: basi'
* → Tetum: besi

### References

* Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “بسي bĕsi”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 53
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “بسي bĕsi”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 100
* Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “bĕsi”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 131

### Further reading

* “besi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Middle English
### Adjective

besi
* Alternative form of bisy

## Rembong
### Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

### Noun

besi
* (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

## Sakizaya
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bə.ˈsi/, [b(ə).ˈɕi]

### Noun

besi
* (anatomy) gall bladder
* bubble

## Sasak
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi, perhaps via Malay besi.

### Noun

besi
* (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

## Swahili
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from English bass.

#### Noun

besi class ? (plural [please provide])
* bass

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English base.

#### Noun

besi class ? (plural [please provide])
* (chemistry) base

## Ternate
### Etymology

From Malay besi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbe.si]

### Noun

besi
* iron

### References

* Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

## Tetum
### Etymology

From Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic *bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bəsi.

### Noun

besi
* (physics, chemistry, metallurgy) iron (element)

## West Makian
### Etymology

From Malay besi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbe.s̪i/

### Noun

besi
* iron (metal)

### References

* James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎, Pacific linguistics